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奇妙な・変な　　weird.

These cruets's name is "Talking."They are saying "yu" from "Shoyu"(soysource), "si" from "Sio"(salt) and "ko" from "Koshou"(pepper). Mmm...they are weird in a way, but very charming, aren't they?
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★Salt & pepper cruets are for 1575 yen. Sauce cruet for 2100yen.at MoMA shop, Omotesando.

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ページをぱらぱらめくる　　　flip over the pages
A love of books is one of the greatest gifts parents can give a kid. Wondering if this was too difficult for a baby, I bought "The very hungry Catepiller" when Youka was 7-month-old.This has become one of her favorite.She flips over the pages of the book by herself.The illustrations are bright and cheerful, the writing is full of fun. I hope she always has a love of books.
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The story is...
A young caterpillar is born and begins to eat his way through the world and through many foods. It becomes a fat caterpillar. It then spins itself a cocoon, where it rests for two weeks. And when it emerges...
While kids are fascinated by the story and magical process of metamorphosis, from egg to butterfly, he/she also learns about numbers, counting, colors and the days of the week.

正確に　accurately

This calculator's keypads are shaped like eggs, making them pretty hard to press accurately like you would on any other normal flat-buttoned calculator. Also you might be afraid of breaking the egg if you are a chicken! Well, If you want to be a "creative accounting"!? just use this!

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★ There is also a tiny bird located at one corner for purely decorative purposes only. At MOMA shop, Omotesando.


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はい、注目してください。　　Let me get your attention up here.

Let me get your attention up here on the board. Have you ever controled your time? You'd say "It's impossible." But...yes, you can! with this clock. Even when you oversleep, you don't have to worry about the time anymore. You can just change the face as the time you wish to be on the blackboard with chalk. Just the thing is ...the time is not for everyone, but only for you though...

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★I found this clock at Conran shop in Marubiru.17850yen.
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調味料入れ　　cruet

They are facing each other and singing happily as if they are kissing. These are an oil cruet and vinegar cruet for salad dressing. The slightly bended headｓ and opened mouths somewhat look human. La la la la la …they seem very happy, don’t they?

I found theise cruet at MOMA shop on Omotesando Ave. one couple for 3890 yen.

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くつろぐ　　feel at ease

It makes sounds as if firewood is burning. I use Day na Decker when I want to make myself feel at ease. There are many candles that have beautiful scents. This candle also has six flower scents. What I recommend that you do is not only enjoy the scents, but also listen to the nostalgic sound as if you are relaxing in front of a fireplace.
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★I found DayNaDecker Botanica collection at BALS Tokyo Roppongi at Roppongi hills.　Also you can find it at the following site. b-pass 　enjoy!

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無秩序な　in the chaos

You can layout the face freely, so you can put the numbers anywhere you want.
There is, however, one thing you can’t forget about. Which is…this is a clock!
It’s very cool looking but you have to be careful where you put the numbers…if you want to use it as a clock.

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★I found this clock at MOMA shop on Omotesando .

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がんばれ！　Hang in there!

Can you see? He fails to receive the Japanese sward properly. Ouch!
This is a card holder. However, he failed to receive the card properly and has a cut on the head.
I cross my fingers secretly for you to improve your skill. Hang in there!

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★I found this card holder at Village Vanguard (Book and sundry goods shop).

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無駄遣いする　extravagant

One of my favorite directors, Sofia Coppola’s newest film “Marie Antoinette” depicts the queen in a very pop and cute taste. I like how Coppola depicts Marie’s naïve girl aspects and the clothes and knick-knacks, which got academy awards. I was a bit disappointed at the last part of the film making me feel that it is “unfinished”.

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★I like the facial expression that Marie shows lying and licking the cream of the cake with her finger while looking at the camera as if she is saying “So what?” It well depicts, historically, her well known extravagant aspect and also her simple and innocent aspect.

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半信半疑　uncertain

A friend of mine gave me a handcrafted Goat’s Milk Soap, made from olive and other oils and 100％ fresh goat’s milk. It contains many nutrients including essential proteins, amino acids and vitamin A. I was uncertain about the effect, however, wow, it made my skin surface smooth! Above all, ” goat’s milk” sounds “delicious” and appealing to me.
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★You can find the soap at生活提案 from Australia

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どこか違うところがある　 There is something different

These clothes are “Mamegui”, Japanese towels made of cotton, as you know. There is, however, something different from usual Nihontenugi. Yeah, Mamegui is so much smaller than usual towel and about the same size with hanky. They are very sophisticated, aren’they?
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★ I found Mamegui at Grandsta Tokyo Station.

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あまり意味がない It makes little sense.

This clock uses magnets for it's face.Wow I can put pictures on the face instead of numbers…or put some pictures of numbers!? It makes little sense, I guess. How to use it is up to you!. This will make a good room ornament.

★I found this at Seventh Sense in Shinmarubiru, you can find it, houwever, amazon and other internet shops.

★今日は　　な日ですね

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真ん中のへこみ　sag in the middle

Guess what? This is “pecon!”. What is pecon? This is a supplement case made of rubber like plastic. Just push the white part to make the sag in the middle saying “pecon” and then it will turn into a tray. You can put not only supplement but also accessories, candies and other things in it!

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★pecon! received the Good Design Award.

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気持ちを落ち着ける calm the mind

I couldn’t meet the deadline for the book! Gee, I was exhausted. A friend of mine recommended me to try Oxygen capsule. Oxygen calms the mind and stabilizes the nervous system and is responsible for the health and maintenance of every cell in the human body (including skin cells). The effect is……I’m not really sure, but it might make a difference, I hope.
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★David Beckham, Yuki Saito and other athletes use the same kind of machine.

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ゼロから　from scratch

I found a tiny Zen garden kit. I feel like having something to make me feel at ease.
It’s really easy to start creating your Zen garden from scratch and remake a completely new one.This is a pretty good size too! Mmm, you can meditate and feel at ease with this Zen kit, I hope…
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★I found this Zen garden at CIBONE books, at Aoyama Bellcommons.

人気ブログたち　デス

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汚す　make a mess

I found interesting chopsticks, which have slightly rolling back heads.
Look closely; the head of those chopsticks don’t touch the table!
You don’t need a chopstick rest anymore.

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★I found this at Seventh Sense, Yurakucho Itoshia.

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いったいぜんたい　What on earth

I found a cool but a bit annoying watch. It has four hands. Three of them show us the time of different areas; Tokyo, London and New York. You can tell the time of three cities at a glance!....Well, is this convenient or confusing? It’s got a very sharp design anyways.
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★There is another version of the watch. The name is….time is money! This watch suitable for the Economic animal type of businessman, I guess.

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どうして!?　　How come!?

This is an electric candle, which you can turn on by scratching an electric match just like a usual one. And…you can turn off the light by blowing the candle as you do on a usual candle. Hmm, I really wonder how come the electric light could be like this!
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★Just take a look at it on the fourth floor of Shinmarubiru. You’ll be impressed!

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～のかたまり　chunk of～

This is ideal for use in fresh flower arrangement, candle holder and more.
Just add crystal water into water and wait for a few hours. When the polymer has finished hydrating the appearance will look like chunks of ice and looks very charming.

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★Simply fill a glass container　halfway with the hydrated polymers. Add a candle and place on a mirror for extra shimmer.

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カサカサ　crinkle sound

A friend of mine gave Youka a Toy organizer of Sassy. It is made of cloth and has many tricks on it. The coral reef makes rattle sound and crab claw makes crinkle sound and Jelly fish ribbons feel tactile. It also has two-sided mirror and hide and seek flap reveals surprise. This Toy Organizer is really playful!

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★The bag like toy organizer has extra storage pockets inside and outside which help organize books or smaller toys!

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気分がのる　　feel up to it

This is a mug cup you can play music on! Connect your i-pod to the mug and turn on the switch. And…you can enjoy music using the mug as a speaker.
When you write your blog, it’s a cool tool to make you relax and feel up to it!
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★You can find Music Mug in various sites. The following site is just for references: http://www.importshopaqua.com/others/items/TKM21.html

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シュワシュワ音　fizzy sound

I found a bottle of Ramune in the closet. Oh well, I remember that the cell phone company gave it to me when I changed my old cell to a new one. I totally forgot about the Ramune for more than two months. I feel like summer forgot to take it’s belongings with it.

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★I just enjoyed the fizzy sound after the click which the crystal ball makes.

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なによりも　above all

These clothes seem like Kimono, but actually these are Japanese towels, Nihon Tenugui. They are beautiful aren’t they? I bought one of those to use for all purposes, such as a blanket for Youka, to wrap small things and so on. It’s light and very compact. Above all, I love those sophisticated patterns.
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★You can find these towels at the Japanese towel shop, Kamawanu http://www.kamawanu.co.jp/

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小物　knick-knacks.

You might have had the experience where you put a small thing somewhere and can’t find it. (It happens to me sometimes!) These colorful transparent circles are a part of a trinket box. Each circle goes over each other to become a barrel. It’s a good place to keep your door keys, accessories and other knick-knacks.
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★If you have a certain place to put small things, you will not lose them….This trinket box is sold on the 4th floor of Shinmarunouchi bldg.

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お好みで　as you like / 無粋な　Tasteless　

This unique shape stuff is a mug, which will keep you firmly grounded with its unusual choice of handle, which is attached in symmetry. You can use either the right or left hand as you like. I　would say “One handle is enough for both hands!” Don’t say such a tasteless thing. Useless (Necessity, usually we say ) is the mother of invention!
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★I found this mug on the third floor of Tokyo Midtown.

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我ながら　　if I do say so myself

It’s said in western countries that a baby who is born with a silver spoon in her mouth, will be very happy. So I bought a silver spoon for You-ka's eating ceremony at Tiffany, which can engrave her name, the date of birth, time and her weight. Yes, I’m a doting mom if I do say so myself.
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★This spoon is designed with a baby scale and clock and with the space for the name and other information. I didn’t have enough time before the ceremony,　so I have it engraved everything later!

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行ったり来たり　　back and forth

At first sight, I thought this might be a cleaning robot. Actually this is a music player rolling around your room. After setting your i-pod in the center and turning on the switch, this machine starts rolling back and forth playing music and flashing lights. It’s a really cool gadget!
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★If you like uncommon gadgets, you’ll love it!
It was displayed at Idea-Sevens-Sense. http://www.idea7thsense.com/

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的をいた・ピンとくる　　strike home
These cute animals are bookmarks made of plastic. Each bookmark has the sound the animal makes on the mount. The frog says “ribbiｔ”, The pig says “oink oink”….These sounds are so different from Japanese ones.If you hear that, however, you might feel the American animal sounds striking home in a way.
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★I found these bookmarks at Sony Plaza at Shiodome & American Pharmacy.

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好みの濃さに出す steep to your liking

Tea for one is easier than ever with TEA TUBE made by Leopold inc, Germay. Just add the appropriate amount of tea to the stick like infuser, put it in the cup and stir it. Let the tea steep to your liking and then remove the infuser… and you are all set!
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I found this at a sundry goods shop. You can also buy this at following site. tea tube

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ーから抜きん出る　　rise aboveー

A dysfunctional family take a road trip to enter their little girl in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Excellent cast, especially the little girl Olive and her grandpa, make this film rise above most films of this nature. I loved the comedy, the acting, the wild story line and the goofy antics.
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★The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two: Best Original Screenplay for Michael Arndt and Best Supporting Actor for Alan Arkin.

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-どこか魅力的な雰囲気 　-have a somewhat charming atmosphere

A matryoshka doll is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside another, as you know. Matroyoshkas are often designed to follow a particular theme, ranging from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.. They are very popular dolls at sundry goods shops now. There are many cute ones.

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★Matryoshka have a somewhat charming atmosphere. I also have one of Soviet leaders . They are not cute at all, but it is something funny.

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肩身が狭い　feel inferior

I found a cool No smoking sign at a shop. No smoking areas are increasing in number in Japan these days.
Even the Shinkansen has removed the smoking car.
Smokers might feel inferior. It’s a great opportunity to quit smoking isn’t it?
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★I don’t smoke, however, there are many cigarettes that seem very yummy, such as a peach flavored one.

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実用的 utilitarian

A ceiling fan has the appearance of being just decoration,, but actually it’s very utilitarian to make your room cool. When the fan goes round and round, the room air is diffused.
Even a slow movement is efficient to stir up the air.
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★When I had to sleep in a very hot room, the ceiling fan stirred the air in the room and made me sleep well.

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柔軟な発想　flexible mind-set

The written words “coffee” and “tea” on the saucers are not readable as it is.
They are written totally opposite to the usual way; however, the words become readable when reflected on the cup. It’s great calligraphy, isn’t it?
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★I wonder how the industrial designer created these? You have to calculate not only how it will be reflected but also the curving of the cup and so on…. Somebody with a flexible mind-set might create this!

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カフェのはしご　　café hop

I used to do my assignments at a café (now I hardly can though…), I even did café hop a lot! My mom took care of Youka so I could go out to finish my writings at a café, but only for two hours. I can concentrate very well at a café.
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★My longest stay at a café was for 7 hours! That was when I had to finish reading the galley for a book at Starbucks Akasaka.

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カチャカチャ　　click-clack / clatter

I found a typewriter at a cafe. I used to use a typewriter when I printed on papers, such as an application form for school. The keys were very heavy so I couldn’t type as speedy as I now do on the computer. Also the click sounds were analogical, but I love those sounds.
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★A typewriter is very convenient when you have to type on a certain blank.

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場所をとる　space-consuming

These tissue boxes have wide bottoms on one side and it can stand by itself! Sometimes a tissue box is space-consuming so this shape is very convenient to make room on the table. If you lay the box down, the shape seems very stylish also.
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★I found this at the sundry goods shop Sempre on Kotto St. in Aoyama.
http://www.sempre.jp/

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電池式の　battery powered

I found a charming cup with cow spots at sundry goods shop. Simply pour milk into the tumbler, add your favorite fruits or syrup flavor, place the battery powered mixer into the tumbler to make the creamiest, richest drinks and desserts in seconds.
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★Whisking milk briskly with the Mixin' Moo Cup will make milk drinks fun and delicious for adults and kids alike!　You can find this tumbler at following shop.
http://www.ys-eyes.com/home/home.htm

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よーく見ると　 Look closely　

I found a world map made of felt. All the dolls are attached with magic tape and you can move them whenever you want to. A handmade map seems very sweet and it’s a very good idea that you can put these ethnic characters on by yourself isn’t it?
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★Look closely, you’ll find a Mexican man in Africa.
I found this map at Conran shop.http://www.conran.ne.jp/shop/

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ほのぼの　warm feeling

I wonder how many people have ever recognized these frogs at Ginza 4 chome crossing. Right across the street from WAKO and the other side of Mitsukoshi, there is a small police box. On the top of it, there are two frogs’ dolls. There are many things passing through without even being given a glance.
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★These are not Ginza taste. It seems a bit dumb, however, I have a warm feeling about it.

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実はー　　the thing isー

These bottles are Itoen’s pet bottles for green, roasted and oolong teas. The thing is these are sold in the States. The blended teas’ tastes are also a little different from Japanese ones. Oh, it’s a very stylish design for green tea blends.
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★Itoen should sell these in Japan too.
http://www.plazastyle.com/

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目立つ/人目を引く　　eye-grabbing

These curious shapes are windows of Mikimoto building. I always just walk past the front of the building, however, I’ve never looked through these windows. I guess that there are some people who are fascinated in the building and go into the shop.
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★The color of the building is pinkish. It’s an eye-grabbing color and design.
http://www.mikimoto.com/

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およその見当　in the ballpark

The red clock has a very simple design and makes your room pretty pop. This clock, however, only gives you the time in the ballpark. If you don’t care about keeping strict time, this clock would be really good for your interior. You can just guess the time.
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★I found this clock at Conran shop.
http://www.conran.ne.jp/

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―になじむ　fit comfortably into―

What do you wear in your room on your feet; Socks, slippers, , room shoes or do you go barefoot? I usually wear thick socks made of felt or room shoes. When you find room shoes that your feet fit comfortably into, it will be very comfy and make you really feel at home.
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★These lovely room shoes are made of leather and have stitches on the instep part. I found this room shoes at CASSINA INC.
http://www.cassina-ixc.jp/

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いい品を選ぶ Cherry picking

There is a nice museum called WATARI-UM on Killer St. This museum collects contemporary art and the shop sells sophisticated pop goods. The shop does great cherry picking so you can see many good things. Just looking around is really fun!
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★The museum shop is like a sundry goods shop. It sells T-shirts, CDs, cards and so on.WATARI-UM http://www.watarium.co.jp/

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むしろ好き 　I rather like it

This is a hot and good item for the earth! By putting the handle and jug part on a pet bottle, it will be a watering pot for flowers. There were four colors: red, green, blue and orange. It’s very light in weight. I rather like it more than a usual watering pot.
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★I found this at the furniture & sundry goods shop “Cibone Aoyama”.

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自分の儀式や作法　　own rites and rituals

Right across from Omotesando-Hills, there is a Chinese teashop “You-cha”.
You can enjoy a variety of Chinese tea with sweets. The way they serve tea is following the Chinese way. You can feel at ease with your own tea rites and rituals.

★I had a cup of eight Chinese herbs blend tea with crystal sugar.
You-cha http://eshop.youcha.com//

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日常の雑事 daily chore

I like American Detergent. Some smells too strong, but those scents are different from Japanese ones and make me happy! Finding something to make you relax is a good idea to give pleasure to your daily chores. Don’t you think so?

★トリヴィア
You can find these detergents at Sony plaza and other sundry goods shops.
I also find it at the following site.
http://www.price-club.co.jp/cgi-bin/nshop/shop/goods_list.cgi?CategoryID=000009&pn=1